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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

When you want Newspaper favors,
yon strike your ~home paper don't
you? II you want your town doomed
and your property increased in value,
you expect your home paper 70 do II,
don't your Yet you kick because your
home paper hasn't - much reading mat
YER q "city paper" don't you? Still,
on tie whole, you think your home pa
per IL mighty good thing for town,
don't your And you preclude the home
paper from thinking the town Il : good
thing for u, by not giving IL sufficient
patronage, don't your You would NOT
expect the home paper, circulating only
hundreds. 70 give you - mDch reading
matter % the city paper. circulating
Thousands, weuId you? You would not
expect the price Of the former TO be q
low - the latter, would you? You fire..
quently sneak Oh to The city to get your
Job work, 70 save few cents, don't you
DO you think that newspaper publish.
81 can live on wind? do you think be
can forever digest the consoIing fact that
his paper 10 = good thing for the town,
when be receives nothing IN return
lie can't de i'll Can hep Bloomfield
Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

General Scott used 20 tell story
about one a his Virginia connections.
Gen. Charles 6c0tt. who was made
prisoner a war at the surrender Of
Charleston II l76l, says Ben. Perley
Poore. His health was soon shattered
and he got parole and ct ont for Vir-
ginia with horses and . servant On
his way he fingered BY ! spring some
what back from the road. and as he was
anxious to find out whether the Ameri-
cans had any forces In tho region. or
dered his servant 70 keep lookout.
After sometime the servant remarked
20 the general that he saw dirty look
ing Indian coming mp the road, ''Di-
rect him 70 come here" said the gene
raj. He did so and the following din-
logue ensued:
General do you dop
Indian-Oh. how do.
General Where are you goingP
Indian-To tho lower Catawba town.
General--Whst are you going there
forP
Indian--I am going 70 preach.
General-Aye, 90 you preach 90
you?
indiana yes; me preach sometime
General-Well, do they pay you any
for preaching?
Indian--Yes, little-20 shillings-
each town pay me 20 sAillings.
General-Why. that is - poor pay.
Indian--Aye. and - poor preach
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

One day last week : reporter va
M German barber shop II Fulton
street. and while waiting his turn
heard peculiar voice that sounded -
| n lie owner had not quite grAsped the
English language. This was not
strange, however. in . German shop.
but when the owner Of tho voice
began 70 sing the reporter was seized
with despair. The singer seemed %
have . geographical notion Of tunes;
| the limits Of which were sometimes
bounded By the north and south poles.
Yet ia the main enough Of the mel
ody was respected To show what tho
tune was originally. The reporter
looked with suspicion on = small boy
in the corner who chuckled at the
implied insinuation. and then inquir-
ingly II the barber.
"Oh," said the knight Of the razor.
with 4 smile SO ponderous that it
weighed his chin almost to his breast:
..dot vas mine barrot- Chust see.
dot vas mine barrot. und he comes
from South America, und he has dc
German accent" said the barber,
proudly.
..How old Il the bird?"
He vas about tree years and .
haluf old" replied the barber ~ he
approached the cage holding piece
Of cracker in his fingers. The parrot
cooked his head on one eide and began
TO sing quite plainly both in words and
music, I've viii hang Je6 Davis to der
sour apple tree"
s.Dot vos der German accent, !"
chuckled the barber; don't you hear
| il, und ant be IS patriotic as der red
und vite on himf Sing der odder
song" said the barber to the parrot,
and then he whistled few strains Of
the ..Fatinitxa March" Poll caught
up the strain beginning .'Du Dist, "
etc. and sang or rather twisted the
song out in manner almost Is intel
| ligibly a. the average country choir
sings, or rs the elevated brakeman
calls out his stations. Still : close
listener could understand the parrots
song. IL used to teach canaries how
70 sing ven l vos in Germany" ex-
planned the barber. deere We had "a
shut der canary up in . dark room
NIT one that could sing, und perhaps
lin six months he learned how to sing
Dot il der way 70 teach canaries how
to sing. il vas too long to teach hin
yourself. Whole families goes into
dot business sometimes. Now dot
barrot didn't have no barrot to sinf
for him. % We sings to him every day
We can't speak English here brettl
veil und 50 dot Is how he gets del
German accent But" added tn
barber, a. be turned to his work
ssdere ant no odder barrot in New
York dot can sing in English UNI
German NIT der German accent. H
ought to 60 to the white house, DON
heP"-Nes0 York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

General Harrison. during his months
soiourn at the White House. made HIM
self very popular. He arose every MORN
ling with the sun and took long walk.
| often returning through the market.
| On one Of these occasions he purchased
4 mich COW from neighhoring farmer
and rsss~astod him to drive it TO the
presidents house. He was there 70
attend to the animal, and invited the
farmer to take some refreshment, pro-
cured bowl Of hot coffee. ham and
eggs, and continued conversation with
him about farming.
The farmer having finished his break
| fast, remarked TO the general: ''You
have bought my COW and give me two
dollars more than l asked, and good
breakfast besides. but il it wouldn't be
too much trouble. l would like TO have
look at the president before Co." II
am the president" replied the general.
The farmer at first looked incredulous,
having taken his hospitable friend fol
the steward; but convinced Of his mis-
take, with much frankness observed
General, l voted against you q the
last election, but ! didn't know you
then" That simple remark. II didn''
know you then, " win explain thousand.
Of votes cast against the good genera
u his election
| General Harrison. IN his last outdoor
exercise, was engaged in assisting thu
gardener In adjusting the grape vines
The gardener remarked that there
would be but little use in trailing tn
vines. 90 far q any fruit was concerned
- the boys would come on Sunday
while the family was at church, and
steal al the grapes; and suggested x
the general, as guard against such
loss, that he should purchase IN active
Watchdog. Better" said the general
ITO employ : 6abbath-school teacher
. dog may take care Of the grapes, bu
Il good Sabbath-school teacher viii taxi
care Of the grapes and the boys, too
I-Bss. Rsrlsy P0ors, IN Boston Budget.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

One OF the most horrible sights !
have ever seen was the field Of the
disaster Of Isandlwana in Zululand.
It was four months after the disaster.
The 1000 dead bodies had been lying
bleaching in the hot sun unburied all
that time. The Zulu vultures had not
touched them. The bodies had with
cred away to skeletons incased in
skins that had become Ike leather.
One could trace how they had fallen.
and occasionally rallied in groups to
make desperate stand against their
enemies. The corn which had fallen
out Of the wagon had sprung up
among the dead. have seen battle
fields after the fight strewn with dead
and dying. heard the shrieks and
groans Of the wounded, but that sight
was nothing like the horrible field Of
Isandlwana. Later on / saw the dead
body Of the young Prince Imperial.
he was lad Of great brightness and
on the voyage out he expressed anx-
iety about receiving . wound from an
assegai. He lay on the field quite
naked. covered with wounds Round
his neck was : thin gold chain and :
locket, attached to which was picture
Of his mother. We took shfs or and
sent i 70 the Empress. and then care
fully carried him from the field. II
was curious and cast . gloom over
me, that should see this young
Prince receive. IS his father called it,
his baptism Of fire 1t Spicheren. and
then . few years later see him q
corpse on . foreign field. -ArcAib0ld
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

The books OF the Old Testament, 80.
Chapters In the Old Testament, 929.
Verses In the Old Testament, 1921.
Words In the Old Testament. 500. 1850.
Letters in the Old Testament, 9,728,-
100.
Books in the New Testament, ~.
Chapters IL the New Testament. 26O.
Verses ID the New Testament, 1859.
Words In the New Testament, 161. $50
Letters IL the New Testament 638..
$50.
The Apocrypha has chapters. 1ez.
The Apocrypha has verses, 9,06l.
The Apocrypha hes words, 152. 1856.
The middie chapter and shortest In thu
Bible IL PsaIm cxvii.
The middle verse 10 the 9Th Of Psalm
cxvii.
The word "and' occurs In the Old Tes-
lament 35,543 times.
The word Jehovah" occurs 6,e65
times.
The word "and" occurs IN the New
Testament 10, 0Ol times.
The middle book Of The Old Testament
IL Proverbs.
The middle chapter Of the Old Tesla
ment 10 Job -.
The middle verse or the Old Testa
ment IL I'd Chronicles, 22d chapter, 17tI
verse.
The shortest verse IN the Old Testa
meRt u Esther, 9Th chapter, 9th verse.
The middle book Of the New Testa'
ment % I'd Thessalonians.
The middle chapter and verse Of th
New Testament u Acts, 18th chapter an'
18th verse.
The shortest verse IN the New Tesla
ment il John, 18th chapter, 36th verse.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

Last Wednesday, while IL The Clerks
Office. Judge Burton raised . question
involving : very serious moral aspect
EyeIng copy OF the acts Of the last leg.
isiature. the Judge asked II be would 81
guilty OF larceny, should be purloin it.
The crowd Was dumbfounded By the
query. Judge Hsfrsn after recovering
from bis surprise held that - e was :
question Of value, it would. not amount
70 larceny. Warrington GaSette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

Tailor (measuring eminent Prohlbl.
ticnist:) We'll, sIr, how = prohibition
these days2
ProhibItIenlst Glorious, ny friend,
Glori0usl The cause d ever moving
forward. n an glad 70 hear Il sle. You
want two hip pockets s'p0se r. HYee,
two.' aPint or quart Dlzel"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

"What does Good Friday mean p asked
one school boy Of another. "You better
80 home and read your Robinson Cru.
sQe,' was the whitening reply.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

House in POrtersviIlc for Sale.
One OF the neatest residences in Por.
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on lots lis and 80. Good selection q
Young fruit trees and shrubbery grow
Ing nicely. Will be sold cheap, and o.
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fee. "
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me % that you could ct ne up. And
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

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Iheu said be 20 her tenderIy,
while thinking what 10 make bic fee,
You have . nice fit legacy"
But . he 10y next day "a bed,
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he wondered what on earth he'd said
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17

Ireland Lodge No. 3S0, r. = A. M
OfIicers for the ensuing year: a. J
Vest, w. NJ; J. N. Lennon, 8. W.; g
G. NcCown, J. w. Z. A. GIezen, Treas.
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Jefferson To. Trustees Notice.

JeIIeTS0n ]. IIuSlee 5 u0IIce.
THE undersigned will be u his Office
= TO attend to township business oI
Jefferson township, Dubois county. on
OF each week, and requests IL
persons having business with the town.
ship to attend to it on those days. The
township libraries are kept It J. w
Jacobs, in Birdseyc, and the Trustee
residence, where All persons entitled Cal
get books thereof.
JOHN CUMMINS,
Sept. s, 8l-y. Trustee Jefferson TIP.
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CO1um bfa 'a'OWmshfp Tf0s-
tees Notice.
VvHE undersigned, Trustee Of Columbia
= Tp., Dubois county, Ind, will at-
tend to Township business at bis resi-
dence on every Saturday, and persons
having township business to transact
ARE requested TO present Il On that day Of
the week.
The townshsp library % kept q The
|ofIlce Of the Trustee, where those entitled
lean obtain books.
r. BURTON,
Trustee Columbia Up.
June 9th. l604-1y.
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0ainbridgc ToWnshiP TFus-
tees Notice.
TvHE undersigned, Trustee Of Balm
= bridge township, Dubois county,
will attend to Township business on
saturdays Of every week, It bis office on
North Main street, Jasper, In schulz
|macher's building.
The Library Of said Township Il kept
|at the bookstore Of Mr.. Jacob Gosmann,
where persons wanting books can obtain
them ct any time.
JACOB BURGER, Trustee.
June 9Th, l6sl-Iy.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
Nh Chinese I'm the Order.

SAN Francisco, July 14.-In refer
ence to the statements published in
Eastern newspapers about the forma-
ton of Chinese local assemblies of
Knights of Labor in this country, an
official letter of inquiry was recently
sent to headquarters by District
Assembly, Knights of Labor of San
Francisco. A reply has been received
from the General Secretary, stating
that no assemblies composed of China
men have been formed anywhere.
The Secretary could not state that no
Chinaman was a member of the order,
but he did not know of any Chinese
Knight of Labor, and did not believe
there was any.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15

lily while going up the back stretch.
Troubadour, though ridden under pull 4,
slowly but surely gained ON Cassat's
pet, and ii was seen even this early that
The Bard, barring accident, was beat
en-. On the upper turn The Bard's
lead was still further decreased, and
at the head of the home stretch Trou-
badour had collared him and the ex-
citement was intense as they thun-
dered down the home stretch. AT the
last furlong Hayward began lashing
The Bard with his whip and gatiing
him with his heels, but the horse
could not respond, and Snapper"
Garrison on Troubadour rode calmly
on and without touching his noble
steed with lash or steel, won by a
length and a half i'm 3 :04 The APP
plause that hailed the victory was
deafening. The quarter was made in
"a. the half in so, three-quarters ;l5,
mile :421a mile and quarter 2 :09,
mile and half 2:381s, and the mile
and three-quarters 3 :O4.
THE OTHER RACES.
Threc-quarters of a mile-Patrocles
won; Gardey, second; Milton, third.
Time. 1:16ls.
Three-quarters of mile for two
year old-Bay Ridge won; Tristan,
second; Billy Brown, third Time,
l :1S. Eight starters.
One and one-sixteenth miles-Lag-
gard won Richmond, second; Adrian,
third. Time, :511a Fourteen starters.
Selling, third of a mile-Young
Duke won; Susie Forbes, second !;
Windmill, third. Time, l AS.
Handicap steeplechase, short course
Marlborough won; Jimmie McGow-
an, second; Mistyc, third. Time,
3 :06.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 14.-The weather is
hot and the track fast.
Three-quarters of a mile-Cassie
won, Glenhall second, Kedar Kahn
third. Time, 1:16. Eleven starters.
Three-quarters of a mile-Little
Minch won, Egmont second, Evak
third. Time, 1:15. Eight starters.
Half mile-Raceland won, Van Le-
land second, Emperor Norfolk third.
Time, 4S1s.
Mile heats-Sour Mash laid back in
each heat until reaching the home
stretch, where he came ahead and
won easily by length in the first and
five lengths in the second. Paragon
and Ira +. Bride were distanced in the
second heat. Time :43 and "A.
Five furlongs--Glen Fortune won,
Elmira second, Lady Virgil third.
Time, 1:034.
WANT EASTERN STABLES.
MOBILE, Ala, July 14.-J. b. Hag-
gin & Son, of California, are negotiat-
ing with Miss Jennie Cotrill for the
lease or purchase of the Magnolia race
track near this city for wintering
place for thoroughbred horses. They
have offered 100000 year for two
years, with the option of purchasing at
the end of that time for $25, 900. 1t is
said that "Lucky Baldwin" has also
had IN agent here this week looking
for suitable place for wintering in
this vicinity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
STATE CONVENTION.
The Platform Adopted by Iowa
PrOhibitiOnistS.

DEs MONIES, Ia, July 14.-ln re-
sponse to a call for a Prohibition State
Convention, eighteen delegates arrived
in the city this afternoon. The usual
committees were appointed and the
chief work done was the nomination
of the State ticket and the adoption of
a platform. The following were NOM
mated: For Governor, T. q. Farnum ;
for Assistant Governor, VIM. G. Cald-
well; for Superintendent of Public In
struction, Professor Steven f. Eel
lows.
The platform provides for separate
political action in dealing with the
liquor traffic, and favors the reduction
of passenger rates to two cents per
mile. 1t declares that public lands
should be reserved for actual settle
ment, favors woman suffrage, insists
upon the enforcement of the law for
teaching the effects of intoxicating
liquor upon the system, and advocates
further amendment of the present
prohibition law to make its enforce
ment more stringent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
TEXAS TRAGEDY.
Two IuOffensiye Girls Drutally
Murdered at Gainesville.

GAINESVILLE TEX, July 14.-On
the night OF July 10th, a man entered
the sleeping room occupied by Miss
Maggie Bostwick, aged 10, and Miss
Geneal Watkins, of Dallas, Texas,
who was visiting Miss Bostwick. Mrs.
Bostwick, the mother of Miss Bost-
wick, heard commotion, and saw a
man escaping from a window. The
young women were covered with
blood and unconscious, their skulls
having been beaten in with hatchet.
One has died and the other will not
live. There is no clue to the perpe-
traitor of the crime. Over 200 men
have been deputized as deputy sheriffs
toscour the country. Areward OF $25OO
has already been offered for the cap
ture of the murderer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
SINGLE SCULL.RACES.
Close of the Competitions at she
worcester Regatta.

: WORCESTER, Mass, July H.
Teemer, Hamm and Lee were ordered
finish in a final heat single scull-
race to-day. Teemer had the
west course, Hamm was in the
center and Lee had the east side of
the lake. Both races to-day were for
four miles. Teemer and Hamm
started together, Lee kept falling
behind, Teemer led Hamm to the
third mile stake and there for some
reason stopped rowing. Hamm quick
ly passed and then Teemer squared
away again and passed Hamm after
half mile. He finished in S:21, 4,
Hamm two seconds behind and Lee
half mile up the lake.
THE CONSOLATION RACE
Was pretty contest. Hosmer, who
has been i'll, did not decide to go in
until Just before the start, and he was
assigned no stake but was allowed to
turn any stake he could reach without
interference, and he drew the best
the wind. Hosmer was ahead of his
stake when the start was made and
gained nearly a length, although the
others were close along except Conley.
Ross got the lead for minute and
then Mckay took in to the three-quar-
ters point, where Hosmer passed him,
while Ross, in the meanwhile, slipped
back and Conley and Teneyck closed
on the leaders. Hosmer turned the
mile stake first in 6:42, Nc
Kay second in $50, and Ten
eyck and Conley followed in
order Ross now began climbing up,
and at the one and three-quarters mile
was only three lengths behind Teneyck
and Conley. At the two and one
quarter miles Teneyck made an extra
ordinary squirt and passed every one
but Hosmer, who then led by but two
lengths, Mckay getting tired and drop
ping back. At the two and three
quarter miles Ross had climbed even
with Teneyck and Conley and was
only length behind, while Mckay
was last. During the last mile Hosmer
increased his lead to six lengths, but
Teneyck cut him down to three. Ross
made better third than Mckay, and
Conley was last. Time at the finish
Hosmer, 2S :52; Teneyck, 30 :01; Ross,
9:l3; Mckay, 29:19; Conley, 20 :21.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
THE SALE COMPLETED.
Transfer of the south Pacific
Coast RailrOad.

SAN Francisco, July 14.-The last
act necessary to complete the sale OF
the South Pacific Coast Railroad to
the Southern Pacific Company was
consummated to-day by filing for rec
ord in Alameda county a mortgage to
secure IS 500, 900 in bonds, which con-
stituted part of the payment. Under
the mortgage the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company of New York is made
trustee for the bondholders and is to
see that the conditions of the mortgage
are properly fulfilled by the new own
ers Of the road. The mortgage runs
80 years and the interest is set at per
cent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
THE BROOKLYN STRIKE.
An Unsatisfactory Meeting he.
tween the COntcnding Parties.

New YORK, July IA conference
between the chief sargeant OF the
Brotherhood of Firemen and the COM
mittee OF strikers with the officers OF
the Brooklyn elevated railroad was
held this evening, but no agreement
reached. The ultimatum of the rail-
road officials was that the strikers
might apply for work to fill vacan-
cies, but under no circumstances
would the company discharge the new
men. Tomorrow the State Board of
Arbitration will commence a formal
investigation of the strike, and Chief
Arthur of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers has telegraphed that
he will be here. 1t is alleged that the
Knights of Labor are opposed to the
strike because the engineers failed to
assist them in the great strike on the
Gould system, and that District AS
sembly No. 40 has offered to fill the
strikers places. 1t looks now as if
the strikers would fail.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
Hostile Apaches said to be HID
ing I'm the Sierra REadre.

ALBUUoERQUE, N. NJ, July "A
From a north bound passenger
last night it is learned that the Indian
news sent out from FL Paso has not
been exaggerated. He states that the
band which was not captured by Gen.
Miles numbers about so warriors and
that the last account was to the effect
that they were encamsed in the rugged
range of the Sierra Madre Mountains.
He gave detailed account of two FL
Paso prospectors named McGrow and
Smith who had seen the Indians while
in camp and who were Immediately
attacked. The prospectors fought
bravely, but both were killed. There
are reports to the effect that McGrow
was captured and died at the stake
but it is generally believed in FL Paso
that that they were both killed out
right and then scalped. The miners
are arming themselves and it is likely
that a fight will occur at any moment.
Troops are after the renegades.